Squads Announced for 58th North South Football Game

May 3, 2017

Two 37 member teams have been announced by AHSADCA Director Alvin Briggs for the 58th North South All Star game. The North South game will be played on Thursday, July 20th at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl. The game will be streamed by the NFHS Network and broadcast by the AHSAA Radio Network. The game will be held during the AHSAA All Star Sports Week.

Head coach for the North team is Parker High School’s Andre Robinson. Coach Robinson has guided the Herd to a 22-11 slate the last three seasons. The South squad’s head coach is Scott Horne of G.W. Long High School. His teams have a 55-7 mark over the last five seasons and have a 25 game region win streak.

Coaches named to Robinson’s North staff are Michael Robertson of Hokes Bluff; Bill Smith of Munford; Mark Heaton of Russellville; Richard Dutton of Lawrence County; Kelvis White of Mae Jemison; Scott Sharp of Madison County; and Cedric Brown, the administrative coach, from Southside-Selma.

Named to the Horne’s South staff are Jason Massey of Leroy; Wesley Sims of J.U. Blacksher; Lee Carter of Jeff Davis; Pat Thompson of Sweet Water; Tim Perry of Wetumpka; James Lucas of LaFayette; and Greg Howard of Alabama Christian, the South administrative coach.

The South leads the series 30-25-2. The North team won a weather shortened game 14-0 last year.